Improvement in bed-bottoms



UNITED STATES PATENT OFrIoE.

THEODORE R. JONES, OF UTIOA, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN "BED-BOTTOMS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 209,124, dated October22, 1878 application filed June 16, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE R.JONES, of Utica, in the county of Oneidaand State of New York, have invented a new and valuable ImprovementinSpringBed-Bottoms 3 andIdo hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of thesame, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of thisspecification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a side view of mybed-bottom. Fig. 2 is a plan view, and Fig. 3 is a detail, of the same.

The nature of my invention consists in certain improvements on thespring bed-bottom for which Letters Patent were granted tome April 3,1877, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustrate myinvention.

Arepresents the bottom or main frame, consisting of two longitudinalbars, a, end bars 6, one or more intermediate bars, 0, and verticalstandards 01, upon which rests the upper frame, 0, secured by boltspassing through the standards. The upper frame, 0, consisting of twoside rails and a cross-bar, O, at the foot, and a bolster part, issomewhat longer than the lower frame, so as to accommodate thesupporting-springs B, resting upon the lower frame, and to form abolster-extension.

At the head of the upper frame, 0, I have attached the head-rest orbolster part, which is made by fastening one block, D, at the head endof each side rail 0, and these two blocks connected by a bar, D, whichelevates the head sufficiently to take the place of a hair, feat-her, orany other kind of bolster, thus lessening the expense.

The inner edges of the blocks D D are beveled, as shown, to allow thestaples a to be set far back in the wood, so as to hold fast and makedurable the hook b, which works over the slant of said block.

G G are the frame-hooks, which 'are placed between the two nearestsprings, one end of each of which is fastened by a staple to the rail 0,and to the other end are connected hooks G G, which connect with thesprings B B, as shown.

The frame-hook G and spring-hooks G work freely at the joint, and thusprevent any bending or breaking of the hooks, and together these hooksserve three purposes, viz: They hold the springs nearest the frame sothat they yield to the slighest pressure, and so afford the greatestdegree of comfort. They may be depressed to their full capacity andstill be straight and not bent, which prevents them from beingprematurely worn out. They fill the space between the springs and frame,so that a lighter, and consequently cheaper, mattress may be used.

When the hook G is fastened to the frame it is bent under, so that theend of the hook will not come in contact with and tear the clothes. Thesame is the case with all the ends of the various hooks used in mybedbottom. I

Every set of four springs, B, is held together by the following means:In the center is a rod, I, with a loop at each end, into which the endsof two bent rods, 1, are hooked, said rods I being bent in the center,as shown, so that when stretched out they form a diamond. From eachcorner of the diamond a hook, I connects with the spring, as

shown.

The center rod I is equally acted on by all the four rods I and by thismethod of connecting the springs they have greater free dom than whenhooked directly one to the other, and it also prevents all lateralmotion.

The hooks at the corners of the frame are jointed and keep the bed andframe perfectly square, and the joints may be used to run something intoto fill up the corners.

WVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with four contiguous spiral springs of a bed-bottomarranged as 'at the angles-of a square, of a centrally-located looporlink composed of two V-shaped wires, linked or hinged togetherat-their ends, and four connecting links or rods, one extending from andconnecting each angle of the cen tral link with the upper. coil of theadjacent hereunto subscribed. my name in the presence 1 sprinIg,substantially as describgd. of two witnesses.

2. 11 com ination with a seto four springs V B, the center rod I, bentrods I I, and m THEODORE JONES four eonneetin g-rods I as and for thepurpose Witnesses: set forth. GEORGE W. J ONES,

In testimony that I claim the above I have ALEXANDER GOBURN.

